Summarizing their amends to People magazine, Pinkett Smith recalled: “What was really emotional about it was realizing that there was two broken little girls in us that were abandoned by their fathers and turned into fighters who clashed.”

Remini described the heartbreak of her childhood on Twitter in September 2017. "My real dad left his wife and young daughters with no care, no child support & was physically and mentally abusive to my sisters," she posted.

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If there is one thing that can be said about Jada Pinkett Smith, it's that she keeps it real. The actress launched a Facebook video series, "Red Table Talk," with her daughter, Willow, and her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, where the three have "candid conversations with family and friends." Here are some of the craziest revelations Pinkett Smith has made on the show: C Flanigan, FilmMagic

On past sex addiction: "My sort of addictions jump, they jump around. When I was younger, I definitely think I had a sex addiction of some kind, yes, that everything could be fixed by sex." Christophe Ena, AP

On the couple's marital strife: "You have to go your separate ways and get out of each other's way to really see yourself. I had to go away, gain my strength as Jada again – not Mommy, not wife." Jason LaVeris, FilmMagic

On her relationship with Will Smith's ex-wife, Sheree Fletcher: "The beginning between us was rough. Because I did not understand marriage, I didn't understand divorce. I will say that I probably should have fell back." PAUL MILLER, EPA

On masturbation: "My grandmother taught me about self-pleasuring because she wanted me to know that that pleasure was from me. She didn't want me to fall into the hands of a man and, if he gave me pleasure, to think that that was him. And she taught me at 9. At 9!" Paras Griffin, Getty Images for BET

On labeling her union to Smith: "Will and I have decided to even throw away the concept of marriage. It's a life partnership in the sense that we created a foundation together that we know is for this lifetime." Charley Gallay, (Credit too long, see caption)

On parenting: "You know what? I think parents have to give themselves much more forgiveness. When you become a parent, you have these huge ideals, even for yourself, because we all are coming into parenting with our own childhood traumas." Richard Shotwell, Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Willow Smith revealed to her mom that she was cutting herself early in her career. Pinkett Smith was stunned by her daughter's revelation, asking: "What? Really? When were you cutting yourself? I didn't see that part." Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images

On hair loss: "I was in the shower one day and had just handfuls of hair in my hands and I was just like, 'Oh my God, am I going bald?' It was one of those times in my life where I was literally shaking in fear. ... That's why I cut my hair, and why I continue to cut it." Dia Dipasupil, Getty Images

On alcoholism: “I remember reaching a rock bottom that time I was in the house by myself and I had those two bottles of wine and was going for the third bottle. And I was like, ‘Now hold up. You’re in this house by yourself going onto your third bottle of wine? You might have a problem.' ” Dario Cantatore, Getty Images for The Rockefeller

On squashing her beef with Leah Remini over Scientology: “What was really emotional about it was realizing that there was two broken little girls in us that were abandoned by their fathers and turned into fighters who clashed.” Robin Marchant, Getty Images for SiriusXM

"I know Jada’s in," Remini said to The Daily Beast last year. "She’s been in Scientology a long time."

"I never saw Will (Smith) there... but Jada, I had seen her at the Scientology Celebrity Centre all the time,” Remini continued.

Leah Remini(Photo: NINA PROMMER/EPA-EFE)

A few days after the article published, Smith denied being a member of the church on Twitter, writing: "I have studied Dianetics, and appreciate the merits of Study Tech… but I am not a Scientologist."

"I practice human kindness, and I believe that we each have the right to determine what we are and what we are not," she added. "NO ONE ELSE can hold that power."

Pinkett Smith says it was Remini who reached out to her, a moment she described to People as "really beautiful."

"She was much... bigger than me in that way," Pinkett Smith recalled. "It was nice to reconnect and release ourselves from all that nonsense that doesn’t matter."

The "Girls Trip" star said from their discourse she learned, "You have to treat people with kindness because you don’t know what they’re going through."

"When she told me her story, I had so much more compassion," Pinkett Smith added, "and it reiterated the necessity to just be gentle and kind because we’re all (expletive) devastated."

Pinkett Smith also shared how she deals with rumors about her family – mainly, by keeping a healthy perspective on the blessings in her life.

“In all honesty, when I think about some of the stuff other people have to go through in their lives, like trying to figure out how to eat or pay bills, then if rumors are my burden, I’ll take it,” she told People. “You’ve got to take the good with the bad. I’ve got no complaints.”

Those issues will likely come up during the two forthcoming "Red Table Talk" episodes that feature Will Smith, who joins his wife at the table for the first time.

"We talk about redefining our relationship, going from calling ourselves married to becoming life partners,” she said. “We have all these expectations. ‘Oh, this is what a husband is. This is what a wife is.’ I started dissolving all the ideas and expectations and labels.”

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Scientology continues to pop up as a topic in pop culture thanks to celebrities' involvement (or lack thereof) in the controversial church. Here, we explore what celebrities have said about the religion, beginning with Nicole Kidman, who confirmed in November 2018 that her children Bella, 25, and Connor, 23, are both practicing Scientologists like their father Tom Cruise. “They are adults," Kidman said about their faith. "They are able to make their own decisions. They have made choices to be Scientologists and as a mother, it’s my job to love them." NINA PROMMER, EPA-EFE

Jada Pinkett Smith denied being a member of the controversial religion during a "Red Table Talk" chat with Leah Remini. Smith told Remini while she had explored the religion, she was never a member of the church. "I always took the position that I'm here at the Scientology Center to learn what I want to learn, and I have no interest in being a Scientologist." She added, "I practice human kindness, and I believe that we each have the right to determine what we are and what we are not... NO ONE ELSE can hold that power." Christophe Ena, AP

Leah Remini, who left the Church in 2013, said of the religion: "I decided I didn’t want to raise my daughter in the Church," the actress said in a clip from her TLC reality show "Leah Remini: It’s All Relative," "because from what I experienced and what I saw, was the Church becomes everything. It becomes your mother, your father, your everything. You are dependent on the Church.” Richard Shotwell, Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

At a premiere for ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ in 2016, Tom Cruise told ITV how crucial the religion has been to his life. “It's something that has helped me incredibly in my life," the megastar said. "I've been a Scientologist for over 30 years, and it's something, you know, without it, I wouldn't be where I am. So it's a beautiful religion, and I'm very proud.” Ken Ishii, Getty Images for Paramount Pictu

In an interview with 'The New Yorker' published in 2011, writer/director Paul Haggis said he experienced moments of feeling disingenuous when it came to the Church's auditing sessions. "I remember feeling I just wanted it over," he said. "I felt it wasn’t working, and figured that could be my fault, but did not want the hours of ‘repair auditing’ that they would tell me I needed to fix it. So I just went along, to my shame." ANGELA WEISS, AFP/Getty Images

"Forty years for me, I've been part -- and I've loved every minute of it, and my family has done so well with it," John Travolta told Amy Robach on 'Good Morning America' in 2015.
"It's a beautiful thing for me and I've saved lives with it. Saved my own life several times. Through the loss of my son (Jett), it helped me every step of the way for two years solid." Kevin Winter, Getty Images

"It's funny," 'Chicago P.D.' actor Jason Beghe said to 'Rolling Stone' in 2015. "I know (the Scientologists) hate me so much. Their entire scripture says that if you leave Scientology, you're going to fall apart and die. The fact that I kicked their (expletive) and have these tough guys posters saying "Don't (expletive) With Me" all over the country, there was a little bit of a giggle in that for me." Matt Dinerstein, NBC

Before saying in a ‘New York’ magazine profile that her religion was “private, off limits” in 2014, Elisabeth Moss defended Scientology against the belief the Church is antigay to the ‘Advocate’ in 2012. “One of the most important things I take from my church is the idea of personal freedom and our rights as human beings,” she said, “and that includes the right to date a man or a woman. Personal freedom is a very important concept in my religion, and I translate that to sexual orientation. If we’re all supposed to have the right to the life that we want to lead, then that should apply to the gay community.” TIBRINA HOBSON, AFP/Getty Images

Christopher Reeve wrote in his memoir, 'Nothing Is Impossible,' that he grew skeptical of the religion when his borrowing from a Greek myth during an auditing session went undetected. "I was simply relying on (the auditor's) ability, assisted by the E-Meter, to discern the truth. The fact that I got away with a blatant fabrication completely devalued my belief in the process." ROBERT DEUTSCH, XXX USAT

In 2013, Russell Brand told Conan O’Brien that he attempted unsuccessfully to get drafted into Scientology by his ‘Rock of Ages’ co-star, Tom Cruise. “I was thinking he’s a member of that religion, called Scientology,” Brand began. “I thought, ‘Oh, I’m interested in that.’ So every so often I’d say things like, ‘Tom, sometimes I’m a bit lost in life,’ to see if he would try to (recruit me). He’d go, ‘Oh, yeah? Oh, I don’t know. Read the Bible.’… That man had no interest in getting me in Scientology at all.” Carl Court, Getty Images

Danny Masterson steadfastly defended his religion to 'Paper' magazine in an interview published in 2015. “I work, I have a family and I'm a spiritual being who likes to understand why things happen in the world and want to learn more so that I can have them not affect me adversely,” the actor said. “So if that's weird, then, well, you can go (expletive) yourself.” Joe Scarnici, Getty Images for DirecTV

In 2016, Jason Lee had a chat with ‘The Detonite,’ an entertainment website reporting happenings in Denton, Tex., about clarifying plans for his new home. “If Ceren and I had an idea for a business, it certainly wouldn’t happen at the cost of someone else’s,” Lee said. “And being that we don’t practice Scientology, and that we aren’t particularly interested in opening religious centers in general, we have no plans to open a Scientology center. Quite a few rumors about me/us floating around, but none of it’s true.” Ari Perilstein, Getty Images for Hallmark Hall o

Juliette Lewis told ‘The Daily Beast’ in 2014 that she believed backlash from Tom Cruise’s criticism of prescription drugs might’ve been fueled by the pharmaceutical industry.
“The thing about Scientology is it is anti-drug in that you’re seeking relationship or communication tools — simple basics on how to live better,” she said. “So, when Tom came out about that, I’ve never seen someone get torn down so hard, and they still brutalize him with Scientology pieces to this day. It’s a religious philosophy and self-help movement. And you’ll never see a truthful word written about it in mainstream media.” Phillip Faraone, Getty Images

Kirstie Alley chatted with Howard Stern in 2015 about the level she had reached on Scientology’s Bridge to Total Freedom, a path to spiritual enlightenment. The actress said she was an OT VII at the time of their conversation, which she explained “means that you have gotten rid of all the things that would create aberrated behavior in you that you didn’t want.” She added, “It’s an achievement. It’s an awareness level.” Andrew H. Walker, Getty Images